Rules for Draw-Based Games Played at Retailers

Edition 18a (effective 8th June 2014 and amended 30th August 2014, 23rd November 2015, 9th August 2017 and 18th November 2018)

These Rules for Draw-Based Games (the “Rules”) apply when You play any Draw-Based Game at Retailers. Each Draw-Based Game also has its own Game Procedures that apply, and certain Draw-Based Games may also have their own Game Specific Rules that apply from time to time.

You can view all National Lottery Rules and Procedures for Draw-Based Games at Retailers, or on the National Lottery website at national-lottery.co.uk. You can also get copies of these documents by calling the National Lottery Line on 0333 234 50 50 (please see the Telephone Enquiries section for call charges) or by writing to The National Lottery, PO Box 251, Watford WD18 9BR.

1. Buying Tickets

1.1 Each Ticket must be bought for its full price, unless Tickets are given away for free by Camelot (or by Retailers with Camelot’s consent) in a promotion or as prizes for National Lottery games. Tickets can only be bought from Camelot or its authorised Retailers.

1.2 Your Selection (including Your Selection on a Play Card) will only be entered into a Game if it has been registered as an Entry. Your Ticket will be the only valid proof that an Entry was made, subject to Rules 10, 11 and 12.

1.3 Retailers can only sell Tickets and issue Prizes, and eligible members of the public can only buy Tickets and receive Prizes, in line with these Rules and the Game Procedures (and any Game Specific Rules) that apply to a Game.

1.4 There is no general right for a person to buy a Ticket. Camelot and any Retailer can refuse to issue Play Cards and/or sell Tickets to anyone, and/or limit the number of Entries You can buy for a Game, without giving a reason.

1.5 The following people cannot buy a Ticket (and Camelot will not be liable to pay a Prize to them):

(a) anyone under the age of 16, whether that person is buying it for themselves or anyone else;

(b) directors and employees of Camelot;

(c) specified employees of any of Camelot’s key contractors or sub-contractors (as specified by the Commission from time to time);

(d) personal partners and persons who are, to some extent, maintained by anyone mentioned in Rules 1.5(b) or (c), in either case if living in the same household as that person;

(e) any person who is prevented from playing under the Commission’s Codes of Conduct; and

(f) anyone else Camelot and the Commission may decide and specify in any amendment which is made to these Rules or in any other appropriately published communication from time to time.

1.6 If a Prize is paid to anyone listed in Rule 1.5, that person will be required to repay the Prize immediately if Camelot requests it.

Multi-Draws

1.7 When You buy a Multi-Draw Ticket or get a Play Card for multiple Draws, it is Your responsibility to indicate to the Retailer (using a Play Slip or otherwise) the number of weeks You want to enter the Game for and which Draws in a week You wish to enter. Your Ticket will show these details, as well as the Entry made.

1.8 For the purposes of the ‘number of weeks’ box or area on the Play Slip, the first week will start on the Draw day You have chosen to enter that comes first (e.g. if You buy a Multi-Draw Ticket on a Monday for Wednesday and Saturday Lotto Draws, the first week will start on the Wednesday). The first week will end on the day before that same Draw day in the next calendar week (i.e. in the previous example, the first week will end on the Tuesday). The next week will start the day after the first week ends, and so on.

1.9 If a Prize is paid on a Multi-Draw Ticket that is still valid for future Draws, an Exchange Ticket will be given, in line with Camelot’s procedures, when the Prize is paid. It is Your responsibility to ensure You receive the Exchange Ticket.

2. Play Slips and Play Cards

2.1 Play Slips and Play Cards cannot be used as evidence of an Entry or the numbers selected for a Game, or used otherwise to claim a Prize.

2.2 There won’t be a valid Entry if the Play Slip or Play Card is rejected by the Terminal. Where the Play Slip is being used to get a Play Card, the request for the Play Card won’t be valid if the Play Slip is rejected by the Terminal.

2.3 If You use a Play Card to buy a Ticket at a Till-point Terminal and a Ticketless Entry is generated which is not cancelled in line with Rule 5, Rule 12 will apply.

2.4 Camelot can refuse the issue or use of, or withdraw any Play Card at any time (including when issued to or in the possession of any person falling in any of the categories of people set out in Rule 1.5). Camelot can also change how the Play Card scheme operates, or terminate the scheme at any time without notice.

2.5 You can only use Play Slips and Play Cards that have been printed and issued by Camelot.

3. Responsibilities

3.1 You are responsible for keeping Your Ticket safe and in good condition. Subject to Rules 10, 11 and 12, if You don’t present Your Ticket when claiming a Prize, the Prize won’t be paid.

3.2 You are also responsible for claiming (and checking You receive) the full amount of any Prize You are entitled to.

3.3 In addition to the above, You are responsible (in relation to Tickets) for:

(a) ensuring You receive Your Ticket;

(b) ensuring that Your Ticket is protected from excessive heat, direct sunlight and contact with any grease, oils or plastics, and not placed in any plastic Play Card wallet provided by Camelot;

(c) checking that Your Ticket has the correct Entries, Games and Draw dates and that it doesn’t include duplicate Lucky Dip® Entries for the same Draw. Any raffle number given for a Draw should be unique – You should let the Retailer or Camelot know if this isn’t the case for Your Ticket;

(d) ensuring that the Ticket has a readable Serial Number (including, if any, a clear bar code);

and (in relation to Play Cards) for:

(e) ensuring You receive Your Play Card;

(f) checking that Your Play Card has the correct Selections, Games, and days and frequency of Draws; and

(g) ensuring that the Play Card has a readable bar code and associated serial number.

3.4 Neither Camelot nor any Retailer will be responsible for:

(a) any loss of whatever nature suffered or incurred by any person as a result of:

(i) any of the details and information that should be set out on a Ticket or Play Card (see Rules 3.3(c) and (f)) not appearing at all or appearing incorrectly on a Ticket or Play Card; or

(ii) a readable Serial Number and/or bar code not appearing on a Ticket; or

(iii) a readable bar code and/or associated serial number not appearing on a Play Card; or

(b) loss, theft, destruction, degradation or mutilation of, or damage to, any Ticket or Play Card; or

(c) any mistakes or omissions in respect of any data recorded on any Ticket or Play Card; or

(d) any loss of whatever nature suffered or incurred by any person as a result of any of Rules 3.4(b) and (c) affecting the Ticket or Play Card.

4. Ownership of Tickets

4.1 Only one Player can be the owner of a Ticket for the purposes of these Rules.

4.2 Subject to these Rules (in particular, but not only, the Validation Requirements and Rules 9.1(c), 10, 11 and 12):

(a) if a name and address is written on the back of the Ticket, the owner of the Ticket will be the person whose name and address is stated; and

(b) if no name and address is written on the back of the Ticket (and until the time that there is) the owner of that Ticket will be the person who holds the Ticket. However, if the Ticket has been sent to Camelot by post for Prize payment (and there is, therefore, no person holding the Ticket), the owner will be the person who presented the Ticket for payment or, where a Prize Claim Form (or any other form issued by Camelot) is required to be submitted, the person whose name is stated as the owner of the Ticket on that form.

5. Cancellation

5.1 Exchange Tickets and Voucher Tickets cannot be cancelled, and You cannot ask to cancel a Lucky Dip Ticket just because You don’t like the Lucky Dip Entry(ies) on the Ticket. You can only cancel a Multi-Draw Ticket, for the reasons stated in Rule 5.2, if the first Draw that the Ticket has been issued for has not taken place.

5.2 The table below sets out the circumstances in which, and how, a Ticket or Ticketless Entry can be cancelled.

Circumstances in which, and how, a Ticket or Ticketless Entry can be cancelled

Tickets and Ticketless Entries

Acceptable reasons for cancellation:

It has been issued by mistake, it cannot be read, it is incomplete, or it contains two or more Lucky Dip Entries that have the same numbers for the same Draw or Game or two or more raffle Entries that are identical for the same Draw or Game.

Tickets

Ticketless Entries

What You must do:

Mark the ‘VOID’ box on Your Ticket and take it back to the Terminal You bought it from (or a Refund Till if You bought it from a Till-point Terminal) within 2 hours of buying it, or before sales close for the relevant Draw, or before Ticket sales for that Retailer close on that day, whichever is earlier.

Go to the Refund Till at the Retailer You bought the Ticketless Entry from within 2 hours of buying the Ticketless Entry or before sales close for the relevant Draw, or before Ticket sales for that Retailer close on that day, whichever is the earlier.

You must give the Retailer enough information to enable the Ticketless Entry to be cancelled.

What the Retailer must be able to do:

It must be possible for the Retailer to cancel the Ticket using the bar code reading device and optical mark reader on the Terminal (or through the manual entry by the Retailer of the Serial Number displayed on the Ticket and Your receipt).

If the Ticket to be cancelled is not readable by the bar code reading device and/or the optical mark reader, the Retailer will need to contact Camelot to receive authorisation for cancellation. If You can’t provide the Serial Number displayed on the Ticket and Your receipt, it won't be possible to cancel that Ticket.

It must be possible for the Retailer to be able to cancel the Ticketless Entry using the information You provide. If the Serial Number displayed on the Ticket and Your receipt for the transaction can’t be provided, it won't be possible to cancel that Ticketless Entry.

Will the Ticket/ Ticketless Entry be cancelled?

If all of the above are satisfied, Your Ticket will be cancelled, subject to Rule 5.3 and 5.4.

If all of the above are satisfied, Your Ticketless Entry will be cancelled, subject to Rules 5.3 and 5.4.

5.3 Without limiting the effect of Rule 5.4, if You cancel a Ticket or Ticketless Entry bought in one transaction at Till-point Terminals in some Retailers, all other Tickets and/or Ticketless Entries bought in the same transaction will also be cancelled automatically. You should check which Tickets have been cancelled on Your cancellation receipt.

5.4 A Ticket or a Ticketless Entry can only be cancelled if the corresponding Entry is deleted from Camelot’s Computer System within the relevant period stated in the table in Rule 5.2.

5.5 Subject to Rule 5.6, once Your Ticket or a Ticketless Entry has been cancelled, You will be entitled to a refund for the cost of that Ticket (or Ticketless Entry) and that will be Camelot’s (and the Retailer’s) only liability to You. No interest will be payable in respect of any refund made under this Rule 5.5.

5.6 If:

(a) Camelot is fully satisfied after proper and careful enquiries that You didn’t ask for Your Ticket or Ticketless Entry to be cancelled; and

(b) the cancellation was wholly and directly a result of Camelot’s or the Retailer’s fraud, negligence or error; and

(c) that Ticket (or Ticketless Entry) would have been a Winning Ticket for which You could have followed the procedure in Rule 12,

then Camelot’s only liability will be to pay You an amount equal to the Prize You would have been entitled to if the cancellation did not take place, together with an amount equal to the cost of any Entries that are not Winning Entries on that Winning Ticket.

6. Claiming a Prize

(a) You have a Winning Ticket (and have it with You at the time of claiming) subject to Rules 10, 11 and 12; and

(b) You are the owner of that Winning Ticket (subject to Rule 7.4).

6.2 Unless You follow the procedure set out in Rule 6.4, and subject to Rule 6.3, Prizes must be claimed before the end of the 180th day after the relevant Draw (the “Claim Period”). Your entitlement to a Prize will be lost and the Prize will not be paid if a Prize is not claimed within the Claim Period, unless You follow the procedure set out in Rule 6.4. See Rule 6.5 for where to claim Your Prize.

6.3 If You are claiming:

(a) in person from a Retailer, the Ticket and, if relevant, the completed Prize Claim Form (or any other form Camelot requires You to complete), must be received by the Retailer authorised to pay the Prize(s) during the Retailer’s normal business hours and by no later than 11.00pm on the last day of the Claim Period;

(b) in person from Camelot, the Ticket and, if relevant, the completed Prize Claim Form (or any other form Camelot requires You to complete), must be received by Camelot at any Regional Centre during Camelot’s normal business hours** within the Claim Period; or, in the case of a claim for a Prize over £50,000, at Your home or any other agreed location at the time agreed by Camelot within the Claim Period;

(c) by post, the Ticket and, if relevant, the completed Prize Claim Form (or any other form Camelot requires You to complete), must be received by Camelot at the National Lottery address shown on the back of the Ticket within the Claim Period. Postal claims are made entirely at Your own risk and Camelot accepts no liability for Tickets, Prize Claim Forms and/or any other accompanying documents that may be lost, damaged or delayed in the post.

**Camelot’s Watford Regional Centre’s normal business hours are 9am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays). Camelot’s Liverpool Regional Centre’s normal business hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 4pm Fridays (excluding Bank Holidays). Tickets cannot be validated and Prizes cannot be claimed by phoning The National Lottery Line, which may be open after Camelot’s normal business hours.

6.4 A Prize can be claimed in person within seven days after the end of the Claim Period if, before the end of the Claim Period, You contact Camelot and notify it that You intend to claim a Prize in this way (and give Your name and address and all details of the Ticket that Camelot reasonably requires) and if You then present the Ticket, proof of identity and any relevant completed Prize Claim Form in person at a Regional Centre during normal business hours (see Rule 6.3) within the seven day period (or, in the case of a claim for a Prize over £50,000, at Your home or any other agreed location at a time agreed by Camelot, within the 7 day period). You can contact Camelot by:

(a) phoning the National Lottery Line during its normal opening hours from time to time. See the National Lottery website for The National Lottery Line’s current opening hours; or

If You fail to claim within the additional seven day period, Your entitlement to the Prize will be lost and the Prize will not be paid.

6.5 The table below sets out where and how Prizes can be claimed with Your Ticket and how they will be paid (subject to Rules 4, 8 and 9). Remember that Prizes cannot be claimed by phone. After a Retailer has validated Your Ticket, make sure You get Your win receipt from the Retailer and check this before You leave. For Prizes that can be paid by the Retailer, the win receipt will show You the amount You should be paid and for Prizes that cannot be paid by the Retailer, the win receipt will indicate how You can claim Your Prize.

Prize claim table

Prize value

Where to claim (with Your Ticket)

Up to and including £100

Retailers – Retailers are required to make payment in cash or by Cashless Payment for Prizes of up to and including £100 (except that certain Retailers with Till-point Terminals can only pay up to £50).

Designated Post Offices in the UK can make payment in cash, by Cashless Payment, or by cheque.

By post – Post Your Ticket to the National Lottery address shown on the Ticket. You must put Your name and address on the back of the Ticket. Prizes will be paid by cheque at Your risk (providing the Validation Requirements have been met).

If You are unable to claim in the ways set out above, Camelot Regional Centres can make payment by cheque. You will need to call the National Lottery Line to make an appointment to claim in this way.

Over £100 up to and including £500

Retailers (at their discretion) – Retailers are allowed, but not required, to make payments in cash or by Cashless Payment for Prizes of over £100 up to and including £500 (or any higher amount Camelot decides).

If a Retailer does not wish to pay out a Prize over £100, or the Prize is more than £500, the Retailer will tell You where and how the Prize can be claimed.

Designated Post Offices in the UK can make payment in cash, by Cashless Payment, or by cheque.

By post – Post Your Ticket to the National Lottery address shown on the Ticket. You must put Your name and address on the back of the Ticket. Prizes will be paid by cheque at Your risk (providing the Validation Requirements have been met).

If You are unable to claim in the ways set out above, Camelot Regional Centres can make payment by cheque. You will need to call the National Lottery Line to make an appointment to claim in this way.

Over £500 up to and including £50,000

Unless You are claiming a Prize at a Designated Post Office in the UK, You must complete a Prize Claim Form (or any other form Camelot may require You to complete) and provide this with Your Ticket when claiming a Prize of over £500 up to and including £50,000**.

You will also need to provide proof of identity and age (and any other relevant information) when claiming at a Post Office or designated Retailer in the Isle of Man, and when claiming by post if required by Camelot. Post Offices will also require proof of address.

Certain designated Retailers in the Isle of Man can pay Prizes of over £500 up to and including £50,000 by cheque. You are entitled to the first £500 in cash.

Designated Post Offices in the UK can pay Prizes of over £500 up to and including £50,000 by cheque. You are entitled to be paid the first £500 in cash or by Cashless Payment.

By post – Post Your Ticket and a completed Prize Claim Form* to the National Lottery address shown on the Prize Claim Form or, if none, shown on the Ticket. You must put Your name and address on the back of the Ticket. Prizes will be paid by cheque at Your risk (providing the Validation Requirements have been met).

**When claiming by post, You are only required to complete and provide a Prize Claim Form for Prizes over £5,000. Prize Claim Forms are not required to be completed when claiming a Prize at a Post Office.

If You are unable to claim in the ways set out above, Camelot Regional Centres can make payment by cheque. You will need to call the National Lottery Line to make an appointment to claim in this way. You will also need to complete a Prize Claim Form and present this with Your Ticket, and provide proof of identity and age (and any other relevant information).

Over £50,000

You must claim Prizes over £50,000 in person. Prizes will be paid at Your home or other agreed location, or at a Regional Centre. Payment will be made (at Camelot's option) by cheque, bank transfer or direct credit.

You must complete a Prize Claim Form (or any other form Camelot may require You to complete) and present this with Your Ticket when claiming a Prize over £50,000. You will also need to provide proof of identity and age.

Non-cash, instalment and annuity Prizes

The process for claiming non-cash, instalment/regular payment and annuity Prizes, and how they will be paid/awarded, will be set out in the Game Procedures and/or the Game Specific Rules for the relevant Game.

6.6 You can only claim for the highest Prize tier Your Entry has won in. You cannot claim a Prize for a lower Prize Tier, or any otherwise unclaimed Prize in that particular Draw or Prize pool.

7. Prize Claim Forms

7.1 You must provide a completed Prize Claim Form when claiming a Prize of over £500 at a designated Retailer or Regional Centre, and when claiming a Prize of over £5,000 by post. Camelot can also, at its discretion, require a completed Prize Claim Form (or any other form issued by Camelot) to be provided for any other Prize. You can get a Prize Claim Form by calling the National Lottery Line on 0333 234 50 50∞. See the National Lottery website for The National Lottery Line’s current opening hours.

7.2 In certain circumstances, Camelot may decide (in writing and subject to any terms and conditions imposed by Camelot) that a Prize Claim Form does not need to be submitted.

7.3 The Prize Claim Form must be completed in the name of the owner of the Ticket (or Ticketless Entry) and signed by that owner. If owner of the Ticket is unable to complete a Prize Claim Form due to legal, physical, or other disability, their authorised representative can complete the Prize Claim Form in the Ticket owner’s name and sign it on their behalf. The Prize Claim Form must state the owner’s name and the name of their authorised representative, and must describe the authorised representative’s status. Camelot is entitled (but is not required) to ask the authorised representative for evidence to prove they are allowed to claim on the Ticket owner’s behalf.

7.4 A person can claim on behalf of a deceased Player’s estate if they can prove, to Camelot’s reasonable satisfaction, that they are entitled to make the claim (for example by providing a grant of probate showing their appointment as a personal representative of the deceased Player’s estate). The person claiming will need to submit any relevant proof with the Prize Claim Form, or any other form Camelot may require.

7.5 The person signing the Prize Claim Form (or any other form Camelot requires) will, if they are signing as the owner of the Ticket or Ticketless Entry be representing that they are lawfully entitled to the Prize (or, if signing as authorised representative of the owner of the Ticket, that they are lawfully entitled to claim the Prize on the owner’s behalf) and that the information contained in the Prize Claim Form is accurate and complete. That person signing the Prize Claim Form (and the owner of the Ticket or Ticketless Entry, if the authorised representative is signing) will indemnify Camelot against any costs, losses, damages and expenses which Camelot may incur in relation to the Entry or the Prize as a result of any misrepresentation on the Prize Claim Form (or such other form Camelot requires).

7.6 Once payment of the Prize has been made to the person shown on the Prize Claim Form or any other form Camelot requires (or that person’s authorised representative), Camelot and its officers, employees, representatives, contractors and any person, firm or company authorised by Camelot to pay Prizes will have no further liability for payment of that Prize.

7.7 Camelot is entitled to refuse to process any payment if a Prize Claim Form (or any other form required by Camelot) is incomplete.

8. Validation Requirements

8.1 Before a Prize can be paid on a Ticket, the Ticket must be successfully validated in line with Camelot’s reasonable validation procedures adopted from time to time. Camelot’s decision about whether or not the Ticket is valid will be final and binding.

8.2 Without limiting the effect of Rule 8.1, Camelot will declare a Ticket invalid (and will not, therefore, pay any Prize) if:

(a) the Ticket has been cancelled; or

(b) Camelot reasonably believes the Ticket has been stolen (subject to Rules 10 and 11); or

(c) the Ticket is counterfeit, all or part of the Ticket has been forged, or the Ticket fails to pass Camelot’s validation and security checks; or

(d) the Serial Number of an apparent winning Ticket is not on Camelot’s official list of Serial Numbers of Winning Tickets, or a Winning Ticket with that Validation Number has been paid previously; or

(e) the Ticket is not on Camelot’s list of Tickets issued for the particular Draw (kept on Camelot’s Computer System); or

(f) the Ticket is not received by Camelot or the Retailer within the relevant claim period set out in Rules 6.2 and 6.4; or

(g) Camelot reasonably believes that the Ticket was bought by or on behalf of a person falling in one of the categories in Rule 1.5.

8.3 Without limiting the effect of Rule 8.1, Camelot may (at its discretion) declare a Ticket invalid (and will not be obliged to pay any Prize), if:

(a) the Ticket is mutilated, altered, unreadable, incomplete or has been tampered with in any manner; or

(b) the Ticket has not been issued or sold in an authorised manner by Camelot or a Retailer; or

(c) any number on the Ticket is not shown in its entirety or is not fully readable; or

(d) the data on the Ticket fails in any material respect to match the record of that Ticket on Camelot’s Computer System.

8.4 Camelot can keep any Ticket sent to Camelot or given to a Retailer for validation purposes.

9. Payment of Prizes

(b) withhold a Prize, providing it is acting reasonably, until it is entirely satisfied that a Ticket is valid and the claim has been made in good faith;

(c) (without limiting the effect of Rules 10, 11 and 12) withhold a Prize (or recover or seek to recover a Prize already paid) until it has carried out all appropriate checks and enquiries if in its discretion it believes, on reasonable grounds, that the Ticket holder or the person whose name is stated on the back of the Ticket or the person whose name is stated as owner of the Ticket on a Prize Claim Form (or any other form required by Camelot) is not the rightful owner of that Ticket or otherwise lawfully entitled to claim the Prize, or where there is any other reason for Camelot (acting reasonably), to question entitlement to the Prize, for example where there is more than one name stated on the back of a Ticket. Any checks and enquires will be carried out promptly by Camelot;

(d) request proof of identity and capacity to claim a Prize, and also to photograph anyone claiming a Prize for Camelot’s records;

(e) withhold a Prize if You are unable to produce or fail to produce proof of identity when claiming a Prize;

(f) request a court to decide who a Prize should be paid to and/or make payment into court.

9.2 If a Ticket has more than one Winning Entry each from separate Selections, the Prizes payable for each Entry will be added together and then paid.

9.3 Neither Camelot nor any Retailer will be responsible or liable to a person claiming an interest of whatever nature in a lost or stolen Ticket as a result of:

(a) the Prize being paid to the holder of an unsigned Ticket; or

(b) the Prize being paid to a person claiming to be the person whose name is stated on the back of the Ticket.

This Rule 9.3 applies whether or not Camelot was made aware of the loss or theft of the Ticket before the Prize was paid.

Camelot will use its best efforts to carry out and ensure that Retailers, or others responsible for paying Prizes, carry out reasonable and appropriate (as decided by Camelot) identity checks and other security measures in relation to payment of any particular Prize amount.

9.4 Camelot will not be liable to pay a Prize on a Ticket which it knows or suspects has been resold or otherwise transferred by way of trade.

9.5 No interest will be payable on any Prize, including without limitation whilst any checks or enquiries are carried out in relation to a Ticket presented for payment, whilst a dispute about the Ticket or Prize claim is being resolved, or for the period a Prize remains unclaimed.

Payment of Prizes to persons with a disability

9.6 If You are a person with a legal, physical or other disability and are claiming a Prize, Camelot may pay the Prize to Your authorised representative.

10. Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Damaged Tickets

10.1 If You believe You may have owned a Ticket that would have won a Prize in a particular Draw and that Ticket has been lost, stolen or destroyed or is a Damaged Ticket, provided that:

(a) You notify Camelot immediately in writing, setting out the following information (to the best of Your knowledge):

(i) the date, time and place the Ticket was bought from;

(ii) the Game(s) and Draw date(s) the Ticket was bought for;

(iii) the date of the Draw You believe the Ticket would have won a Prize in;

(iv) the number of Entries You bought, and the numbers chosen; and

(v) what You think has happened to the Ticket, and

(b) You send Your notification to Camelot’s Player Services Department at The National Lottery, PO Box 287, Watford, WD18 9TT or by email to lostticketnotice@national-lottery.co.uk (or any other address or email address advised by Camelot from time to time); and

(c) Your notification is received by Camelot by no later than 5.00pm on the 30th day after the date of the relevant Draw,

Camelot may (if in its discretion it considers You have provided enough information, including, where appropriate, Your Damaged Ticket, to allow it to do so) at its discretion investigate and consider whether Your claim is valid. If Camelot is satisfied that Your claim is valid, it may (at its further discretion and subject to Rules 4, 6, 7 and 9) pay You the Prize for that Ticket within a reasonable time after the end of the Claim Period for that Draw.

Camelot will not consider a claim under this Rule 10.1 if it doesn’t receive Your notification within the time frame set out in Rule 10.1(c).

10.2 If You believe You may have owned a Ticket that would have won a Prize in a particular Draw and that Ticket has been lost or stolen but You have not notified Camelot within the time frame set out in Rule 10.1(c), provided that:

(a) You notify Camelot immediately in line with Rule 10.1 (a) and (b); and

(b) Your notification is received by Camelot after 5.00pm on the 30th day after the date of the relevant Draw and before 5.00pm on the 180th day after the date of that Draw; and

(c) a Ticket has been sent to Camelot in line with Rule 11 which (in Camelot’s reasonable opinion) matches the description of the Ticket that You have notified Camelot about,

Camelot may (if in its discretion it considers You have provided enough information to allow it to do so) at its discretion investigate and consider whether Your claim is valid. If Camelot is satisfied that Your claim is valid, it may (at its further discretion and subject to Rules 4, 6, 7 and 9), pay You the Prize for that Ticket within a reasonable time after the end of the Claim Period for that Draw.

Camelot will not consider a claim under this Rule 10.2 if it doesn’t receive Your notification within the time frame set out in Rule 10.2(b), and a Prize won’t be paid under this Rule 10.2 if a Ticket has not been sent to Camelot as a found Ticket in line with Rule 11.

10.3 If You believe Your Ticket would have been a Ticket that won a Prize in more than one Draw, Your notification should be received by Camelot within the relevant time frame set out in Rule 10.1(c) or 10.2(b) for the Draw the claim is being made for. You won’t need to submit further notifications for subsequent Draws the Ticket would have been valid for.

11. Found Tickets

11.1 If You find a Ticket that:

(a) does not have a name or address or other indication of ownership (or it does, but the information cannot be read, is inaccurate or is incomplete so You are unable to return the Ticket to its rightful owner); and

(b) is for a Draw that has not yet taken place, or is a winning Ticket for a Draw that has taken place but for which the Claim Period has not expired,

You should send the Ticket to Camelot's Player Services Department at The National Lottery, PO Box 287, Watford, WD18 9TT (or any other address advised by Camelot from time to time). The Ticket should be sent with a covering letter or note that states Your name, address and contact number as well as any information about how and where the Ticket was found and what steps You have taken to return the Ticket to its owner. Camelot must receive the Ticket and accompanying documents within the Claim Period for the relevant Draw.

11.2 If the process in Rule 11.1 has been followed and the Ticket is a valid Winning Ticket (or becomes a Winning Ticket on or after Camelot receives it), provided that:

(a) Camelot has not received a valid notice from anyone claiming they have lost that Ticket or that it has been stolen (see Rule 10); and

(b) Camelot is satisfied in its discretion, after carrying out any appropriate investigations, that You took all reasonable steps to return the Ticket to its owner before sending it to Camelot; and

(c) Camelot is satisfied that the Ticket was lost by or stolen from the rightful owner and then found by You; and

(d) You are acting in good faith,

Camelot may, within a reasonable time after the end of the Claim Period for the relevant Draw (but without limiting the effect of Rules 9.1(c) and (f)), at its discretion pay You the Prize.

11.3 If You submit a Ticket which, in Camelot’s reasonable opinion, matches the details of a Ticket that someone else has notified Camelot has been lost or stolen (see Rule 10), Camelot may, at its discretion:

(a) investigate and consider the validity of that person’s claim if it considers (in its discretion) that the information in that notification is sufficient to enable it to do so; and

(b) if satisfied that the person’s claim that their Ticket was lost or stolen is valid, at its further discretion pay that person the Prize within a reasonable time after the end of the Prize Claim Period for that Draw.

12. Ticketless Entries

12.1 If You have bought a Ticketless Entry that was not cancelled, and either You do not know the numbers in that Ticketless Entry and want to know the numbers and whether or not You may have otherwise had a Ticket that won a Prize in a particular Draw, or You know the numbers in that Ticketless Entry and believe You may otherwise have had a Ticket that won a Prize in a particular Draw, provided that:

(a) You notify Camelot immediately in writing, setting out the following information (to the best of Your knowledge):

(i) the date and time You bought the Ticketless Entry, and where You bought that Ticketless Entry;

(ii) the Game(s) and Draw date(s) You bought the Ticketless Entry for;

(iii) the date of the Draw You believe the Ticketless Entry would have won a Prize in; and

(iv) the number of Entries You bought, and the numbers chosen, and

(b) You send Your notification to Camelot’s Player Services Department at The National Lottery, PO Box 287, Watford, WD18 9TT or by email to lostticketnotice@national-lottery.co.uk (or any other address or email address advised by Camelot from time to time); and

(c) Your notification is received by Camelot by no later than 5.00pm on the 30th day after the date of the relevant Draw,

Camelot will, if in its discretion it considers You have provided enough information to enable it to do so and it is satisfied that the Ticketless Entry existed and that it was bought by You, tell You the numbers for that Ticketless Entry and investigate and consider whether Your claim is valid. If Camelot is satisfied that Your claim is valid, Camelot may (at its further discretion and subject to Rules 4, 6, 7 and 9) pay You Prize within a reasonable time after the end of the Claim Period for that Draw.

Camelot will not consider a claim under this Rule 12 if it doesn’t receive Your notification within the time frame set out in Rule 12.1(c).

12.2 If You believe Your Ticketless Entry would have been a Ticket that won a Prize in more than one Draw, Your notification should be received by Camelot within the relevant time frame set out in Rule 12.1(c) for the Draw the claim is being made for. You won't need to submit further notifications for the subsequent Draws the Ticket would have been valid for.

13. Refunds for Cancelled Draws

13.1 If there is a Cancelled Draw, Camelot will refund to You the amount You paid for Your Entry into that Cancelled Draw. If You have a Voucher Ticket for the Cancelled Draw, You will be refunded the amount that You would have paid if You bought Your Entry from a Retailer. This Rule does not limit the effect of Rules 17.3 and 17.4.

13.2 You will be responsible for claiming any refund You may be entitled to. Camelot will decide (in the reasonable exercise of its discretion) the methods of claiming, payment, the validation of claims and the period within which You must make Your claim. You will have at least 90 days from the date on which the Cancelled Draw should have taken place to claim Your refund. You will also be required to produce Your Ticket (or Voucher Ticket) before any refund or payment will be made. If You have a Ticketless Entry, You will be required to provide such information as Camelot may reasonably require to satisfy itself that You are the owner of that Ticketless Entry.

13.3 Camelot and any Retailer will not be liable to pay interest in respect of refunds or payments made under this Rule 13.

13.4 This paragraph won’t apply to a Draw that is delayed or postponed or to a cancelled draw that does not fall within the definition of a Cancelled Draw in Rule 21.

14. Draws and Winning Numbers

14.1 Camelot will decide the time, frequency, date and method of the Draws for each Game.

14.2 Each Draw will:

(a) select Winning Numbers at random with the help of mechanical drawing equipment (or any other equipment Camelot may from time to time determine); and

(b) be conducted in line with the Draw Procedures and in the presence of a witness who will be a representative of an independent accounting firm.

14.3 If a Draw is interrupted because of equipment failure or for any other reason, the Draw will be completed in line with the applicable Draw Procedures for that Game. If a Draw can’t take place on the date or at the time fixed, it will take place as soon as reasonably possible after that date.

14.4 If any Game draw is declared invalid, another draw will take place in line with the applicable Draw Procedures to determine the Winning Numbers.

14.5 The numbers drawn and recorded in writing by the witness mentioned in Rule 14.2(b) will be the Winning Numbers for that Draw.

14.6 Camelot will only pay a Prize based on the official results of the relevant Draw recorded in line with Rule 14.5 and electronically recorded in Camelot’s Computer System. Camelot won’t pay a Prize based on results recorded or obtained from anywhere else, including for example newspapers, winning number telephone lines, or the National Lottery website.

14.7 Camelot won't be required to make any payment against any incorrectly announced number(s) at the Draw, and the witness as described in Rule 14.2(b) will confirm the correct number(s).

14.8 Where Camelot considers it reasonable to do so, it may postpone a Draw for as long as it considers to be appropriate in the circumstances. In that case (by way of example only, where there has been a significant disruption to the sale of entries for that Draw) Camelot may continue to sell entries for that Draw beyond that Draw’s normal Draw break.

15. Information about Winners

15.1 Except as required by law, Camelot shall not disclose the identity of any Prize winner without that winner’s prior written consent.

15.2 You understand and accept that:

a) if You present a winning Ticket for validation or to claim a Prize at a Terminal (except a Till-point Terminal), an audible alert may sound to indicate to You and the Retailer that the Ticket is a winner and/or a Prize entitlement message may be presented;

b) this audible alert may be heard (and the prize entitlement message may be seen) by other persons nearby.

15.3 If You win a Prize, You understand and accept that Camelot may, if required by law, provide a third party with details of any Prize claimed by You or on Your behalf, or paid to You.

17. Limitation of Liability

17.1 Retailers are authorised by Camelot to issue Tickets (and certain Retailers are authorised by Camelot to issue Play Cards), to pay certain Prizes for Winning Tickets, to process Ticket cancellations in line with these Rules and to display and/or have available information produced by Camelot in relation to the Games. Retailers are not authorised by Camelot to carry out any other acts or make any statements, representations or admissions whatsoever (unless agreed in writing with Camelot).

17.2 Subject to Rule 8.3 and Rule 10, if a Ticket is bought which at the time of issue is unreadable or incomplete or contains the word “void” or “not for sale” or similar wording, Camelot may, provided it is acting reasonably, declare the Ticket void in which case its only liability will be to reimburse the cost of the Ticket. Camelot will not be liable to pay any interest in respect of any such reimbursement made.

17.3 Camelot’s only obligation is to pay the Prizes won in any Game to the rightful owners of Winning Tickets or winning Ticketless Entries, or provide a refund in the circumstances set out in these Rules. Neither Camelot nor any Retailer will be liable in any circumstances for any loss of whatever nature other than the non-payment of a Prize or the non-payment of a refund You are entitled to under these Rules. In particular but without limitation, neither Camelot nor any Retailer will be liable for any loss of profits, special, indirect or consequential loss, suffered or incurred by You (or any holder or owner of a Play Card or Ticket, any person claiming a Prize during the Claim Period, or any other person) that arises out of the withdrawal of any Game or from the participation or non-participation of You or any person in any Game. This includes the loss, for whatever reason, of the chance to participate in that Game.

17.4 Neither Camelot nor any Retailer will be liable to any person for:

(b) the failure or destruction of, or damage to, all or part of the computer systems or records of Camelot or any third party (including, without limitation, Camelot’s Computer System);

(c) any mistakes caused by all or part of the computer systems or records of Camelot or any third party (including, without limitation, Camelot’s Computer System);

(d) delays, losses, mistakes or omissions in or made by the postal or other delivery service or by the banking system;

(e) any other action or event which prevents or hinders the registration of a valid Entry or the issue of a valid Play Card or Ticket;

(f) the refusal to issue a Play Card or sell an Entry to any person or to allow any person to play a Game;

(g) any losses caused by You, including misuse or unauthorised use of passwords and money lost by playing the Games;

(h) any losses caused by the failure or malfunction of Your equipment, technology or internet service provider or mobile phone network operator, or the equipment, technology, internet service provider or mobile phone network operator of any other person or third party.

17.5 Nothing in these Rules excludes or limits (a) any person’s liability (i) for fraud; or (ii) for death or personal injury caused by breach of any duty that person may have to take reasonable care or exercise reasonable skill; or (b) any other liability which cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

17.6 You acknowledge and agree that You do not rely on, and shall have no remedy in respect of, any statement, representation or warranty (in each case whether negligently or innocently made) or understanding of any person whether or not that person is a party to these Rules.

18. Disputes and Camelot’s Decisions

18.1 Camelot’s decision about whether or not a Ticket is a Winning Ticket or whether a ticket that a Ticketless Entry relates to would have been a Winning Ticket (or in relation to any other matter or dispute that arises out of the payment or non-payment of Prizes) will be final and binding, provided that it is a reasonable decision (and subject to Rule 18.4). Without limiting the effect of the previous sentence, following any such decision made by Camelot, Camelot may (at its discretion) reimburse the cost of the Ticket or Ticketless Entry or replace the disputed Ticket or Ticketless Entry with a Ticket for any current Game of the same price.

18.2 The remedy in Rule 18.1 will be the Player’s sole and exclusive remedy, and any reimbursement or replacement will fully discharge Camelot from any liability in respect of such a dispute (subject to Rule 18.4). Camelot will not be liable to pay any interest in respect of any reimbursement made under this Rule 18.

18.3 Camelot may withhold payment of a Prize and/or make an equivalent payment into court until any dispute has been resolved.

18.4 Camelot operates a written procedure for handling Player complaints. Information about the complaints procedure will be accessible via the National Lottery website. Once You have completed the internal complaints process, and if Your complaint concerns a financial entitlement in relation to a Game, You are entitled to refer Your dispute to alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”). The finding of the ADR provider will be binding on Camelot in respect of disputes up to and including £10,000. You can contact Camelot's ADR provider (the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, or "CEDR") directly (www.cedr.com/consumer) or via the European Commission's Online Dispute Resolution platform available at: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/ which is an online facility that can be used to refer Your complaint to CEDR.

19. General

19.1 Any person who obtains a Play Card, buys a Ticket, submits a Ticket for validation or submits a Prize Claim Form or any notice under Rules 10, 11 and 12, or who otherwise claims a Prize in whatever capacity, agrees to be bound by the provisions of any applicable legislation, these Rules, the relevant Game Procedures, any Game Specific Rules that apply (all as amended from time to time) and any other rules or procedures Camelot may issue in respect of that Game (including any conditions or explanations appearing on a Play Card, Play Slip or Ticket).

19.2 Camelot may change these Rules and any Game Procedures, Game Specific Rules, Draw Procedures and any other rules or procedures issued by Camelot, at any time. The changes will be effective from the date of their publication (or any earlier time Camelot states) and will apply to Entries bought after publication of the changes, and/or Entries bought before that date if reasonable in the circumstances.

19.3 These Rules, the applicable Game Procedures and any Game Specific Rules, and the conditions and explanations appearing on Play Slips, Play Cards and Tickets together set out the full extent of Camelot’s obligations and liabilities to You in relation to Games and form the contract between Camelot and You for each Game. If there is any conflict between these documents, they will apply in the following order (unless Camelot states otherwise and except as set out in Rule 19.9): (a) the applicable Game Specific Rules (taking first priority); (b) the applicable Game Procedures; (c) these Rules; (d) any conditions and explanations appearing on a Play Slip, Play Card and Ticket.

19.4 If any provision (or part of a provision) in any of the documents mentioned in Rule 19.3 is decided by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void and/or unenforceable, that decision will only affect the particular provision (or part of the provision) and will not, in itself, make the other provisions void or unenforceable.

19.5 Where You provide Camelot with personal information about Yourself in relation to a Prize claim (e.g. Your name, address and bank details), Camelot can hold and process that personal information in relation to that Prize claim and to fulfil its obligations under its licence to operate The National Lottery (granted under section 5 of the Act). Camelot is also entitled to pass Your personal information (provided to Camelot under any circumstances) to the Commission or another third party acting on behalf of Camelot to verify and/or use that information for the purposes set out in these Rules, any Game Procedures or any Game Specific Rules. Camelot is required to keep Your information until the licence expires (31 January 2023) but will only disclose it to anyone other than those mentioned in this Rule 19.5 if required to by law or with Your consent. By passing Your personal information to Camelot, You agree and consent to Camelot holding and processing it in this way.

19.6 Camelot may record telephone calls made between Camelot representatives and any person for all parties’ protection.

19.7 You may not assign or otherwise transfer (in whole or in part) Your rights and/or obligations under these Rules. Camelot may assign or otherwise transfer its rights and/or obligations under these Rules in whole or in part to any third party at its sole discretion.

19.8 Except if Camelot assigns or transfers its rights and/or obligations under these Rules, a person who is not a party to these Rules has no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (as amended or re-enacted from time to time, and any subordinate legislation made under that Act) or otherwise to enforce any provision of these Rules.

19.9 Camelot has agreed with the Commission a procedure for dealing with non-player funded Entries that can’t be withdrawn from a Draw(s). In this situation, Camelot or a relevant third party will pay for those Entries and any prize won by a non-player funded Entry will be transferred to the National Lottery Distribution Fund at the end of the Claim Period. Prizes won by other Winning Entries (as defined in the relevant Game’s Game Procedures) will not be adjusted. For this Rule only, if there is any ambiguity or inconsistency between these Rules and the relevant Game Procedures (and any Game Specific Rules), this Rule will take priority.

The computer systems used by or on behalf of Camelot from time to time to operate National Lottery games, facilitate Entries and pay Prizes.

Cancelled Draw:

Any Draw which does not take place because either of Camelot’s licence to operate The National Lottery (granted under Section 5 of The Act) or Camelot’s licences to promote the Games (granted under Section 6 of the Act) have expired, or have been suspended or revoked.

Cashless Payment:

A cashless payment made to a debit card.

Claim Period:

Has the meaning given to it in Rule 6.2.

Commission:

The Gambling Commission (being the body appointed to regulate The National Lottery) or any other body appointed to regulate The National Lottery from time to time.

Damaged Ticket:

A Ticket which has been damaged, mutilated or altered, or is unreadable or incomplete, to the extent that it cannot be validated.

Draw:

The process which results in the random selection by Camelot of a set of Winning Numbers for a Game.

Draw-Based Game:

Has the same meaning as Game.

Draw Procedures:

The draw procedures that apply to a Draw, as determined by Camelot from time to time.

Entry:

An entry into a Game (in line with the relevant Game Procedures) which has been registered as an entry on Camelot’s Computer System.

Exchange Ticket:

The Ticket issued by the Terminal when a winning Multi-Draw Ticket is presented for payment, provided that the Ticket presented is still valid for future Draws. The Exchange Ticket will show the remaining number of Draws and range of Draw dates the Ticket remains valid for.

Game:

A National Lottery game played at a Retailer, the result of which is determined by a Draw.

Game Procedures:

A written document issued by Camelot for a particular Game in addition to these Rules that includes the Game name, the price per Entry, how to play, how a Prize is won, the dates and/or frequency of Draws, the Game Prize Structure, how Prize winners are determined, and any other relevant information for the Game. Game Procedures for all Games (except the EuroMillions and Millionaire Raffle Games which have their own separate Games Procedures) can be found in the Players’ Guide.

Game Specific Rules:

Any rules or conditions issued by Camelot in addition to or as a substitute for these Rules, which apply only to a particular Draw-Based Game.

Lucky Dip:

A selection of different numbers which are randomly selected by Camelot’s Computer System on Your behalf for a Game.

Multi-Draw Ticket:

One Ticket that allows You to play a Game for a number of Draws. Camelot will determine from time to time the maximum number and frequency of Draws You can choose.

National Lottery Distribution Fund:

Has the meaning set out in the Act.

Play Card:

A printed card made available by Camelot which contains one or more Selections and/or Lucky Dip requests and which You can use to make an Entry at a Terminal.

Play Slip:

A preformatted slip made available by Camelot which You can use to choose Your Selection and to make an Entry or obtain a Play Card at a Terminal, other than a Till-point Terminal. Play Slips include slips issued and printed by Camelot that are labelled selection slips.

Player:

Has the same meaning as You.

Players’ Guide:

The document containing the Game Procedures for all Games (except for EuroMillions and Millionaire Raffle) and any other information decided by Camelot from time to time including, without limitation, the price of a Game.

Prize:

A prize won by a Player in a Game. Reference in these Rules to payment of Prizes includes the awarding of non-cash Prizes.

Prize Claim Form:

The form issued by Camelot which is required to be completed and submitted to be eligible to claim certain Prizes in line with these Rules.

Prize Structure:

The value of Prizes and odds of winning in an individual Game as determined by Camelot and set out in the Game Procedures for the relevant Game.

Refund Till:

The machine in certain Retailers which allows Tickets and Ticketless Entries bought at Till-point Terminals to be cancelled.

Regional Centre:

A National Lottery office designated as a Regional Centre by Camelot. Details of the current Regional Centres are shown at the end of these Rules.

Retailer:

Any person, firm or company authorised by Camelot to sell Tickets and/or to pay Prizes for Winning Tickets.

Selection:

A set of numbers chosen by You or a Lucky Dip for a particular Game.

Serial Number:

The unique number assigned by Camelot’s Computer System and printed on a Ticket which, subject to these Rules, is part of the verification process for confirming the Ticket as a Winning Ticket. The Serial Number may be in the form of digits and/or a bar code or any other form.

Terminal:

The machine which allows Tickets to be printed and, except in the case of selected Till-point Terminals, Tickets to be validated.

Ticket:

The ticket for a Game issued by a Terminal to record Your Entry(ies), the Game(s), the Draw date(s), and any other information Camelot determines from time to time.

Ticketless Entry:

An Entry bought by an eligible member of the public from a Till-point Terminal but for which no Ticket nor any part of a Ticket is produced. For the avoidance of doubt, no person has any right to buy a Ticketless Entry.

Till-point Terminal:

Certain Retailers are allowed to sell Tickets from their own tills. These tills are known as Till-point Terminals. Till-point Terminals can print Tickets and, in selected Retailers, validate Prizes.

Validation Requirements:

Camelot’s Ticket validation requirements referred to in Rule 8 or as otherwise determined by Camelot from time to time.

Voucher Ticket:

A non-cancellable Ticket issued by Camelot or a Retailer when a valid National Lottery voucher (that voucher being a pre-printed banknote style document issued by Camelot and which may be exchanged by the holder at Retailers for a Voucher Ticket) is presented.

Winning Entry:

An Entry which entitles You to a Prize.

Winning Numbers:

The numbers and/or letters used to determine the Winning Entry(ies) for a Game.

Winning Ticket:

A winning Ticket which meets all the Validation Requirements.

You:

A member of the public who is eligible to buy Entries, and who buys or otherwise acquires an Entry.

Results
Although every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of information containing National Lottery results, Camelot UK Lotteries Limited cannot take any responsibility for any errors or omissions. Prize winning and all aspects of the National Lottery games are subject to Games Rules and Procedures.

Number of winners each week
Average number of winners and millionaires each week based on National Lottery prizes won between April 2018 - March 2019.

National Lottery Projects
Since 1994, there have been more than 565,000 grants made – figures sourced from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport. Around £30 million raised weekly is an average based on April 2018 - March 2019.

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